Job Description:

About Our Organization:

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world's largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America's largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron's, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

About the Role

Dow Jones is seeking a collaborative, organized, and strategic HR Project Manager to oversee a variety of high-priority enablement initiatives for the People Team. Reporting to the Senior Project Manager, you will be accountable for identifying and implementing business process improvements and efficiencies that will support Dow Jones performance and drive innovation. As a change agent, you will help create a new center of excellence program that will focus on continuous improvement and transformation initiatives across the People Team. Three days each week in our midtown Manhattan headquarters will be required.

You Will:

Project Management:

Oversee and manage a diverse variety of key strategic projects for the People team
Build and manage project plans, timelines, and resourcing
Define and manage the delivery/execution of results as well as the resolution of key risks and issues
Monitor/track project progress against established goals and; communicate project status, including roadblocks, milestones, and successes with all stakeholders
Manage logistics such as scheduling meetings, updating timelines, communicating deliverables, distributing materials, etc.

Project Delivery:

Develop and coordinate preparation of tangible deliverables such as internal process documentation, user guides, governance/stakeholder materials, communications, training materials and process maps
Assess the level of change management required and make decisions on rollout dates, preparation of communications, and training requirements

Continuous Improvement:

Partner with subject matter experts from People, Legal, Compliance, Payroll, Benefits and the business to create and implement process improvements and transformations across new and existing People processes, documenting those processes, diagnosing inefficiencies, and ensuring the completion of projects to work towards an efficient future state
Identify opportunity areas where HR process management and new technology can significantly impact efficiency, quality, profitability, and employee satisfaction
Serve as an "internal consultant" to assist the People team, the business, and the downstream consumers in solving complex problems, managing key projects, and driving toward solutions that add net present value (NPV) across the organization
Support process owners, stakeholders, and subject matter experts through the improvement process and manage their expectations
Facilitate process improvement meetings and workshops, including business process requirement gathering, brainstorming, and leadership project roadmap sessions

You Have:

The willingness to work in the NYC office three days every week.
5 years of experience in Human Resources with at least one year of experience supporting improvement/transformation work
Experience planning, organizing, and leading multiple projects and work streams simultaneously
Demonstrated success supporting strategic initiatives and projects in a fast-paced, global organization
Experience analyzing business processes, business process modeling, as well as utilizing process improvement methodologies and tools
Strong interpersonal, communication and organizational skills with the ability to synthesize information from multiple sources and provide strategic insight
A delivery/results focus
Proven ability to work well independently and collaboratively
A high-level of curiosity, adaptability, and persistence to find the best solutions for continuous improvement
Ability to motivate team members, foster strong relationships, drive change, and facilitate problem solving discussions
Overall business acumen with the ability to find the simplest, best path to solutions
Experience openly sharing ideas and communicating effectively in emails, meetings and presentations
Strong ability to collect and interpret information
Experience using Google and/or Microsoft Office Suite
Familiarity with Asana or another project management system (preferred)

Our Benefits

Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plans
Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Plans
Education Benefits
Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
Family Care Benefits
Commuter Transit Program
Subscription Discounts
Employee Referral Program

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Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area:
Dow Jones - People

Job Category:
Project/Program Management

Union Status:
Non-Union / A clear and likely internal candidate

Pay Range: $80,000 - $100,000

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..

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